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Old 05-09-2013, 09:12 AM   #15 (permalink)
Vekke
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Siitin - '98 Seat Cordoba Vario
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VW Lupo 3L --> 2L - '00 VolksWagen Lupo 3L
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0-62 relates only in that way if you think its appropriate use that to tell car is fast rather than top speed. I think the top speed gives better impression about what kind of car the lupo actually is.

Drag equation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So Fd=0.5xair thicknessxVxVxCdxA

I used 25 celsius thickness

Stock lupo GTI at 205 km/h= 0.5x1,184x56,9x56,9x0,34x2,00=1303
Lupo 2L at 266 km/h=0,5x1,184x72,2x72,2x0,375 (lupo 2L CdxA)=1157

GTI has 5 hp more but that will go to conquer higher frictions of the GTI than my lupo 2l.

Lupo 2L drag force @266 km/h should be lower than GTIs @ 205 km/h so what formula do you think I should use to get better results?

I get same power estimations with ecomodder fuel consumption calculator so I believe my calculations are correct.
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